Good Friday at Canterbury

Worship on Good Friday

12PM-3:30 PM Meditations on the 7 Last Words of ChristWe begin by carrying the cross into the church. Then every half hour, a different member of Canterbury offers a short reflection, followed by a short musical meditation and ample time for silent meditation and prayer.

3:30PM-6PM Private DevotionsThe church is open for adoration of the cross and private meditation, prayer, and devotion. Pray the stations of the cross. Walk the labyrinth. Sit in silence.

What are we singing?

During our 6PM service, we will sing two hymns from the Hymnal 1982. Hymn #172 (Were you there when they crucified my Lord?) and Hymn #166 (Pange Lingua/Sing my tongue the glorious battle.)

In addition to these hymns, we'll sing three chants during our Good Friday observance.

We begin our Good Friday observance at 12PM with a procession of the cross from the atrium into the church, singing the following Good Friday Anthems.

Anthem 1

We glory in your cross, O Lord,and praise and glorify your holy resurrection; for by virtue of your crossjoy has come to the whole world.May God be merciful to us and bless us,show us the light of his countenance, and come to us.Let your ways be known upon earth, your saving health among all nations.Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.We glory in your cross, O Lord,and praise and glorify your holy resurrection; for by virtue of your crossjoy has come to the whole world.

Anthem 2

We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.If we have died with him, we shall also live with him; if we endure, we shall also reign with himWe adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.

Anthem 3O Savior of the world,who by thy cross and precious blood hast redeemed us:Save us and help us, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.

Following each meditation, from Noon-3PM, we'll sing the Taize chant, "Jesus, Remember Me"

Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.

At the conclusion of our 6PM service, before the final prayer, we'll sing the Taize chant, "Adoramus te Christe"